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List of The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) episodes

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Source revisionSep 14, 2026
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This page is a list of the episodes of The Outer Limits, a 1995 science fiction/dark fantasy television series. The series was broadcast on Showtime from 1995 to 2000, and on the Sci Fi Channel in its final year (2001–2002).

Background

Showtime's head of programming, Jeffrey Offsay, said the show "found a home at Showtime because MGM, which produced the original series, supplies feature films to both Showtime and The Movie Channel. At the time we were making our deal to get into business with them, they were restarting their TV operation as well. They had the idea of wanting to make The Outer Limits and they thought it was the kind of thing that would work very well for us". Executive producer Pen Densham noted how anthologies can be "risky". He explained that "every week no stories are the same, no actors are the same, we don't have an easy path of an ongoing character, we have to make sure the stories are so strong, and not resort to remaking original Outer Limits scripts". All but one of the 43 episodes in season 1 and season 2 are originals, the only remake is 'I Robot', which starred Leonard Nimoy in the original, and he also appears in the new episode. The premiere episode, "The Sandkings", featured Lloyd Bridges, his son Beau Bridges, and Beau's son Dylan Bridges.

In 2000, Showtime cancelled the series after 132 episodes.

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